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Poisoning, alcohol
A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short period of time. The toxicity is related to the blood level of the alcohol. The individual may become extremely disoriented…
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Show more- Eugenics Literally, meaning normal genes, eugenics aims to improve the genetic constitution of the human species by…
- Patellar tendonopathy See: Patellar tendonitis
- ETM2 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Suicide gene A gene whose expression in a cell is lethal for that cell. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for…
- Liver transplantation, living donor See: Living donor liver transplantation
- Cerebral hemispheres The two halves of the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain.
- Ablate To remove. A tumor may be ablated. To ablate the thyroid gland is to remove it. The word 'ablation' came from…
- Syndrome, HDR The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an…
- Insecticide-treated bednet A bednet that has been treated with insecticide to protect against mosquitos and malaria. 'Provision of…
- Phalangeal Pertaining to a phalanx (a bone in the finger or toe)
- Myometrium The muscular outer layer of the uterus.
- Acute kidney failure See: Acute renal failure